VIABILITY REPORT ON A CANADIAN PRO SOCCER LEAGUE DELAYED

          A "feasibility study" for a possible Canadian pro
     soccer league conducted by KPMG's Toronto office has been
     pushed back until February 2000, according to Dan Barnes of
     the EDMONTON JOURNAL.  Barnes cited CSA sources who said
     that KPMG "may have discovered too many obstacles" to launch
     a pro league, as "good news doesn't wait three months." 
     Barnes added that "maybe the only way" to establish such a
     league is "with outside help from a major corporation" like
     IMG, which "could easily afford the start-up costs of a
     small league."  Canadian Soccer Association (CSA) President
     Jim Fleming said a 2001 start date is still possible.  But
     NPSL Edmonton Drillers Owner Wojtek Wojcicki said, "If it's
     2005, I'm fine with that.  If it's an A-league solution, I'm
     fine with that.  If MLS wants to come in and cut its
     franchise fee, I'm OK with that.  Maybe that's the answer,
     that we do have a Canadian division of an established
     league.  Why re-invent the wheel unless you can do much
     better?  All these possibilities exist" (E. JOURNAL, 10/26).